Narinder Mittal has been appointed as the Country Manager & Managing Director of CNH Industrial India Private Limited, effective from January 1, 2023. Mittal will lead India and SAARC's agriculture business..

Mittal succeeds Raunak Varma, who has been with CNH Industrial for over two decades and has successfully led the Indian market for the last five years. Varma will join the global construction business unit, and will team up with Stefano Pampalone, President - Construction, CNH Industrial, focusing on special projects. 

Mittal is an engineering graduate from NIT Calicut as well as an alumnus of Columbia Business School, New York. Possessing an extensive profile of industrial experience, most recently he was positioned as Vice President of Industrial Operations, APAC.  After having joined the company in 2016 as the Executive Director of India Manufacturing Operations, Mittal was promoted to Vice President of AMEA (Asia, Middle East and Africa), taking charge of Manufacturing Operations in China, India, Russia, Turkey, ANZ and Uzbekistan in 2020. 

Prior to joining CNH Industrial, Mittal was the President and Corporate Head of Operations at Sonalika International Tractors Limited. He has held managerial and operational leadership roles in companies including Claas, Federal-Mogul and several other automotive companies across the country.

"India is a truly dynamic market with immense potential. It plays a vital role in the growth of the APAC region. CNH Industrial is focused on new trends and technologies to drive agricultural productivity and efficiency and Mittal, with his leadership and drive, is best placed to leverage new growth opportunities and strengthen our position in India," said Chun Woytera, President APAC, CNH Industrial. "I want to thank Varma for his five years of service where he worked tirelessly to ensure success for our company in the market."

CNH Industrial India serves the country through its Case IH, New Holland Agriculture and CASE construction equipment brands, delivering world-class products of engineering excellence led under ‘Made in India' manufacturing operations for over 25 years.  In 2018, the company initiated its own financing arm CNH Industrial Capital to support the business.